2020 Montana Attorney General election

The 2020 Montana Attorney General election will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Montana. Incumbent Republican Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was re-elected in 2016 with 67.7% of the vote. Fox is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. Fox decided to run for the Governor of Montana election.[1]

2020 Montana Attorney General election

November 3, 2020

Nominee Austin Knudsen Raph Graybill Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 348,322 247,025 Percentage 58.5% 41.5%

Attorney General before election Tim Fox Republican Elected Attorney General Austin Knudsen Republican

Republican primary

Nominee

• Austin Knudsen, Roosevelt County Attorney, and former speaker of the Montana House of Representatives[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Jon Bennion, chief deputy Attorney General[3]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Knudsen	116,113	59.8%
	Republican	Jon Bennion	78,161	40.2%
Total votes			194,274	100.0

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Raph Graybill, chief legal counsel to Governor Steve Bullock[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Kimberly Dudik, state representative[4]

Withdrawn

• Jim Cossitt, bankruptcy attorney[5][6]

Declined

• John Morrison, former Montana State Auditor[7]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raph Graybill	79,772	57.1%
	Democratic	Kimberly Dudik	59,963	42.9%
Total votes			139,735	100.0%

Green primary

Disqualified

• Roy Davis[8]

Results

Green primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Roy Davis	748	100.0%
Total votes			748	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[9]	Tossup	June 25, 2020

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of October 14, 2020
Candidate (party)	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand
Raph Graybill (D)	$725,288	$650,110	$75,178
Austin Knudsen (R)	$400,167	$359,831	$40,336
Source:[10]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Austin Knudsen (R)	Raph Graybill (D)	Other
Raph Graybill[upper-alpha 1]	Released September 3, 2020	–	–	38%	38%	20%

Results

Montana Attorney General election, 2020[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Austin Knudsen	348,322	58.51%	{{{change}}}
	Democratic	Raph Graybill	247,025	41.49%
Total votes			595,347	100.00%

References

1. Dennison, Mike (January 24, 2019). "Attorney General Fox launches gubernatorial bid". KRTV. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
2. Drake, Phil (May 20, 2019). "Austin Knudsen enters race for attorney general". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
3. DeMarco, Margaret (May 8, 2019). "Great Falls native kicks off campaign for Montana Attorney General". KRTV Great Falls. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
4. Cates-Carney, Corin (December 17, 2018). "Rep Kimberly Dudik Announces Bid For Attorney General's Office". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
5. "KALISPELL ATTORNEY JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE". Daily Inter Lake. September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
6. Drake, Phil (October 8, 2019). "Cossitt drops from 2020 attorney general race". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
7. Dennison, Mike (October 23, 2019). "Montana 2020: Former state auditor considers bid for AG or Supreme Court". Missoula News Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
8. Dennison, Mike (August 19, 2020). "Green Party candidates to remain off Montana ballot this November". Missoula Current. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
9. "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
10. "Attorney General". The Montana Free Press guide. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
11. "Montana Statewide Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

Notes

1. Poll conducted for Graybill's campaign

External links

Official campaign websites

• Raph Graybill (D) for Attorney General
• Austin Knudsen (R) for Attorney General